Harvey David SCOTT

1818-1891

SCOTT, Harvey David, a Representative from Indiana; born near Ashtabula, Union County, Ohio, October 18, 1818; attended the public schools and the Asbury (now De Pauw) University at Greencastle, Ind.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Terre Haute, Ind.; held several local offices; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); resumed the practice of law; judge of the circuit court of Vigo County 1881-1884; moved to California in 1887; died in Pasadena, Calif., July 11, 1891; interment in Mountain View Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present